Charges Reduced In School Assault

April 25, 1993|The Morning Call

Numerous charges against a Palmer Township man who allegedly assaulted a student at Easton Area High School earlier this month were withdrawn Friday by police.

Matthew Van Syckle, 19, of 62 S. Wilden Drive, who appeared before District Justice Ralph Litzenberger of Palmer Township, had been charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, unlawful restraint, resisting arrest and harassment for the April 6 incident.

In return for the withdrawal of the charges, Van Syckle waived a charge of disorderly conduct to Northampton County Court.

Police said Van Syckle grabbed a girl at the school three times, pushing her into a locker and twice into a corner of a stairwell and refusing to let her go. According to the complaint, Van Syckle struggled with police and became so boisterous that members of Suburban Rescue Squad had to use a straitjacket to subdue him. He also swore at teachers, said police.